THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE 1945!!

Review for the later film below

Many films over the years have been terrifying , frightening , and horrifying, but very few equal the absolute stark terror of the last 19 minutes of Robert Siodmak's The Spiral Staircase.

Released in 1946 to unprepared audiences , the spiral staircase went on to terrorize a generation and would continue to do so with subsequent releases , airing on TV , vhs rentals , dvds , and finally this…

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